Providence Friars (18-14) 80 Butler Bulldogs (16-16) 57 Usually I would say that I'm sick of playing the same team of the 3rd time in 16 days, but if these are the outcomes of doing so, I guess I can get used to it. The Friars looked the best they have all season in completely …
Providence Friars (17-14) 83 Butler Bulldogs (16-15) 70 This game was more about Big East Tournament seeding and making sure that everything is clicking going into Madison Square Garden than anything else. The one thing that the Friars needed to get going in order of having a chance of making a run this coming week …
Providence Friars (16-14) 70 OT Creighton Bluejays (17-13) 76 OT The Friars came about as close as you could get in trying to pull off the win in Creighton, losing in overtime by six. This was Providence's second straight game that went to overtime after they beat Butler in extra time in the last game. …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Fail to Pull Off the Win in Overtime at Creighton, 76-70
Providence Friars (16-13) 74 Butler Bulldogs (15-13) 67 It is never easy to win on the road in the Big East. The Friars were up by 14 with five and a half minutes left in the first half but the game was back-and-forth the entire second frame, eventually needing free extra basketball to decide it. …
Continue reading Game Recap: The Friars Get a Much Needed Win at Butler in OT, 73-67
Providence Friars (15-13) 58 #11 Marquette Golden Eagles (23-4) 76 Believe it or not, this was a 7 point game with under 15 minutes left in the second half. Then it wasn't...it definitely wasn't. The funny thing is, well maybe not funny, the Friars have been able to hold Markus Howard in check when they've …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Can’t Hang With #11 Marquette in the 2nd Half, Lose 76-58
Providence Friars (14-12) 61 Xavier Musketeers (13-13) 75 Well that sucked. Just one game after savagely dismantling St. John's the Friars, at home mind you, were pretty much a no show against Xavier. In every loss for Providence, the telling stat is the assist to turnover ratio for the team. If they had more turnovers …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Can’t Find the Hoop in the 2nd Half, Lose 75-61 to Xavier
Providence Friars (14-11) 67 #13 Villanova Wildcats (20-5) 85 As lopsided as the final score looks, the game was actually much closer throughout than the result would indicate. With 7 minutes left in the 2nd half, the Friars were only down by 1 and the game was up for grabs for either team. Unfortunately, everything …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Fall at #13 Villanova 85-67
Providence Friars (14-10) 70 St. John's Red Storm (17-7) 56 The Jekyll and Hyde act continues for this year's Providence Friars. After struggling to show up for the last couple of contest, the Friars traveled down to the World's Most Famous Arena and easily dispatched St. John's in front of a pretty stunned home crowd. …
Continue reading Game Recap: PC Friars Bounce Back, Winning Handily at St. John’s 70-56
Providence Friars (13-10) 76 Georgetown Hoyas (15-8) 67 Well, that didn't go exactly as planned now did it? With the Friars in need of a win to break their losing streak and potentially separate themselves from the bottom of the Big East, they ended up doing exactly the opposite. After being tied with Georgetown with …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Lose Third Game in a Row, Fall to Georgetown 76-67
Providence Friars (13-9) 55 DePaul Blue Demons (12-9) 67 The Friars traveled to Chicago to take on the DePaul Blue Demons for the second time this season and second time in the past three games. As has gotten way too familiar for the Friars when playing DePaul, the split the season series with the perennial …
Continue reading Game Recap: Friars Lose at DePaul Due to Some Atrocious Shooting, 67-55
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